Blue Mound, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

40%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Blue Mound	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$25,117	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$49,877	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$60,987	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,000	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$45,815	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,542	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Blue Mound is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Blue Mound is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Blue Mound is 40% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Blue Mound is 34% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,248 $49,877 $99,754

City

$39,460 $59,196 $118,392

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Blue Mound median earnings by income bracket

Blue Mound employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	43.0%	43.0%
Manufacturing sector	8.2%	8.2%
Financial & insurance services	3.9%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	3.9%	3.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.2%	8.2%
Education, health & social services	7.7%	7.7%
Other	14.0%	14.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Zion, IL	5,707	$79,154	43.1%
Long Creek, IL	1,454	$78,977	42.8%
Macon, IL	1,091	$64,766	17.1%
Illiopolis, IL	767	$64,375	16.4%
Moweaqua, IL	2,215	$61,250	10.7%
Blue Mound, IL	1,135	$49,877	9.8%

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Nahunta, GA	1,135	$18,918	65.8%
Fairfax, MN	1,135	$57,750	4.4%
Advance, NC	1,135	$90,461	63.5%
Colony Park, PA	1,135	$93,000	68.1%
Sterling City, TX	1,135	$52,083	5.9%
Blue Mound, IL	1,135	$49,877	9.8%

Source: The Blue Mound, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).